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U.S., Taiwan to Begin Formal Trade Talks Amid Pelosi Visit’s Fallout

By Eva Dou & Lyric Li | The Washington Post

The United States and Taiwan said they are set to begin formal trade negotiations, as Washington shows its support for the island democracy facing Beijing’s ire for hosting high-ranking U.S. congressional delegations.

More from WPR: China’s Saber-Rattling Won’t Make Taiwan Shift Course

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Hosts Talks With U.N. Chief, Turkey Leader

By Derek Gatopoulos & Suzan Fraser | Associated Press (free)

As a potential power broker, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will use his first visit to Ukraine since the war started nearly six months ago to seek ways to expand the export of grain from Europe’s breadbasket to the world’s needy. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will use his visit to focus on containing the volatile situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant.

More from WPR: Only Ukraine Can Set the Terms to End the War With Russia

Spanish Court Clears Way to Return Body of Angola’s Ex-President

By José Bautista, Gilberto Neto & Lynsey Chutel | The New York Times

A Spanish judge has ruled that the body of Angola’s longtime leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos may be returned to his home country in southern Africa.

U.S. Congressional Delegation in Kenya Amid Election Crisis

By Cara Anna | Associated Press (free)

A U.S. congressional delegation has met with Kenya’s new president-elect and the opposition figure likely to file a court challenge to his election loss in the latest electoral crisis for East Africa’s most stable democracy.

More from WPR: Kenya’s Election Was a Mixed Bag for Democracy

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